Pulling the hefty speakers from their packaging, you’ll find a pair of port bungs, microfiber speaker grilles, and rubber feet. At the back of each speaker is a pair of rugged terminals allowing for discretely bi-amping the bass and upper drivers. I asked KEF about the need for bi-amping, as I only planned to connect… Continue reading KEF R3 Meta Review: Solid Bass, Premium Sound
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Google’s New Feature Ensures Your Pixel Phone Hasn’t Been Hacked. Here’s How It Works
If you think about all the businesses involved in maintaining the software on your phone, from individual app developers to corporations such as Google, that’s a lot of attack surfaces for hackers to consider. These kinds of attacks are on the rise too. All of this doesn’t even consider the secondhand market as well, where… Continue reading Google’s New Feature Ensures Your Pixel Phone Hasn’t Been Hacked. Here’s How It Works
Damon Motors HyperSport First Ride: The Electric Superbike Is a Promising Prototype
While mass production of the HyperSport will happen at a dedicated factory near Damon’s headquarters outside Vancouver, British Columbia, initial production will begin at Damon’s San Rafael, California, engineering facility. The recently acquired space is currently full of placards and carts to visualize the various stages of the assembly process; polished concrete floors and pristine… Continue reading Damon Motors HyperSport First Ride: The Electric Superbike Is a Promising Prototype
Apple Will Finally Pay for Throttling iPhones With ‘Batterygate’ Settlement
If you had battery-related performance issues on an older iPhone—and you got in on a class-action lawsuit against Apple six years ago—you could soon receive some payback for your trouble. According to a statement released by the law office involved in the suit against Apple, the tech giant will soon have to pay out up… Continue reading Apple Will Finally Pay for Throttling iPhones With ‘Batterygate’ Settlement
Security News This Week: US Energy Firm Targeted With Malicious QR Codes in Mass Phishing Attack
At the Defcon security conference in Las Vegas last weekend, thousands of hackers competed in a red-team challenge to find flaws in generative AI chat platforms and help better secure these emerging systems. Meanwhile, researchers presented findings across the conference, including new discoveries about strategies to bypass a recent addition to Apple’s macOS that is… Continue reading Security News This Week: US Energy Firm Targeted With Malicious QR Codes in Mass Phishing Attack
Lamborghini Lanzador: Price, Specs, Release Date
Driving pleasure will be fundamental to the success of future EVs from supercar makers like Lamborghini and its neighbor Ferrari, in Maranello. Both face the challenge of delivering excitement without the roar and drama of an engine. But this also presents manufacturers with the opportunity to try something new. Driving Dynamics Photograph: Lamborghini For the… Continue reading Lamborghini Lanzador: Price, Specs, Release Date
Florida’s War With Invasive Pythons Has a New Twist
That has created a problem. Around 2010, soon after meeting this big, new predator that could outcompete and eat them, South Florida’s mammal populations collapsed. Large and medium-size mammals have been scarce for almost a decade, leaving mostly smaller mammals, like rodents. Some ecologists thought the pythons would become victims of their own success. “They… Continue reading Florida’s War With Invasive Pythons Has a New Twist
How an Iowa School District Used ChatGPT to Ban Books
For bookworms, reading a headline like “School District Uses ChatGPT to Help Remove Library Books” can be blood boiling. As Vulture put it earlier this week, it creates the sense that the artificial intelligence tool is once again “[taking] out its No. 1 enemy: original work.” And it is. Using ChatGPT’s guidance, the Mason City… Continue reading How an Iowa School District Used ChatGPT to Ban Books
A Letter Prompted Talk of AI Doomsday. Many Who Signed Weren’t Actually AI Doomers
This March, nearly 35,000 AI researchers, technologists, entrepreneurs, and concerned citizens signed an open letter from the nonprofit Future of Life Institute that called for a “pause” on AI development, due to the risks to humanity revealed in the capabilities of programs such as ChatGPT. “Contemporary AI systems are now becoming human-competitive at general tasks,… Continue reading A Letter Prompted Talk of AI Doomsday. Many Who Signed Weren’t Actually AI Doomers
YouTube Music Adds a TikTok-Like Videofeed to Attract Gen Z
YouTube Music just announced Samples, a new in-app feature where users can scroll through short music video clips from their favorite artists and discover new songs. Welcome back to the short-form video wars. Yes, Silicon Valley remains hyperfixated on generative AI, but don’t forget one of its other, recent favorite trends: releasing features that vaguely… Continue reading YouTube Music Adds a TikTok-Like Videofeed to Attract Gen Z